New York, affectionately named the Big Apple is one of the most popular cities in the world. It's the location for many of Hollywood's blockbuster movies and TV shows including Friends and Sex and The City. Many musicians have paid their dues to the city by writing and singing songs about it. One of the most popular songs to mention the city directly was recorded by Alicia Keys when she sang "New York; concrete jungle where dreams are made of". New York is embraced as a leader in all aspects of modern culture including; music, theatre, fashion, art and film.
Lots of iconic movies from the last decade have used New York as their location. In some the location was essential to the plot, and in others it was used because of the connotations the city invokes - "the city that never sleeps." Enchanted was a Disney film released in 2007 that used New York as its location because of its contrast to the locations of traditional Disney films. It combined the conventional animated Disney world and the fast paced live-action world of New York. However, the film Phonebooth, released in 2002, starring Colin Farrell and Keifer Sutherland was set in New York but was actually filmed In Los Angeles. The film crew took some shots of Times Square in order to establish the films location but the rest was shot in a street in Los Angeles.
As well as Alicia Keys paying tribute to New York, Paloma Faith, a 25 year old jazz/soul singer from Hackney, London recently wrote her song referencing the famous city aptly titled; New York. It reached number fifteen in the UK charts and its highest ranking abroad was number eight in Finland. The song was originally released in 2009 but was re-released featuring a cameo from Ghostface Killah in 2010.
Television series that use New York as their setting include Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and the sitcom Will and Grace. Matt Groening, who created The Simpsons, also set his futuristic animated comedy Futurama in New York in the year 3000.
A common theme for most movies, songs, TV shows, or books set in New York is love. A recently released film called is about a group of New Yorkers finding it difficult to find love in the big apple. The films take you through many of New York's most famous locations including Chinatown and the Diamond District. It stars Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom and Andy Garcia.
Lots of iconic movies from the last decade have used New York as their location. In some the location was essential to the plot, and in others it was used because of the connotations the city invokes - "the city that never sleeps." Enchanted was a Disney film released in 2007 that used New York as its location because of its contrast to the locations of traditional Disney films. It combined the conventional animated Disney world and the fast paced live-action world of New York. However, the film Phonebooth, released in 2002, starring Colin Farrell and Keifer Sutherland was set in New York but was actually filmed In Los Angeles. The film crew took some shots of Times Square in order to establish the films location but the rest was shot in a street in Los Angeles.
As well as Alicia Keys paying tribute to New York, Paloma Faith, a 25 year old jazz/soul singer from Hackney, London recently wrote her song referencing the famous city aptly titled; New York. It reached number fifteen in the UK charts and its highest ranking abroad was number eight in Finland. The song was originally released in 2009 but was re-released featuring a cameo from Ghostface Killah in 2010.
Television series that use New York as their setting include Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and the sitcom Will and Grace. Matt Groening, who created The Simpsons, also set his futuristic animated comedy Futurama in New York in the year 3000.
A common theme for most movies, songs, TV shows, or books set in New York is love. A recently released film called is about a group of New Yorkers finding it difficult to find love in the big apple. The films take you through many of New York's most famous locations including Chinatown and the Diamond District. It stars Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom and Andy Garcia.
